EP 3156838 B1 20210324 - SCANNER HEAD AND DEVICE WITH SCANNER HEAD
Title (en)
SCANNER HEAD AND DEVICE WITH SCANNER HEAD
Title (de)
SCANNERKOPF UND VORRICHTUNG MIT SCANNERKOPF
Title (fr)
TÈTE DE SCANNER ET DISPOSITIF DOTÉ DE TÈTE DE SCANNER
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 15189728 A 20151014
Abstract (en)
[origin: JP2017075947A] PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a scanner head which allows for upgrading existing light microscopes of different types and different manufacturers to high-resolution scanning fluorescence microscopes without problems, and a device with the scanner head.SOLUTION: A scanner head for high-resolution scanning fluorescence microscopy comprises; a first connector for connecting the scanner head to a light microscope; second connectors for connecting the scanner head to a light source and a fluorescence light detector; a beam shaper configured to shape a first portion of light from the light source into a first light intensity distribution at the focus of a light microscope having an intensity minimum surrounded by intensity maxima, and to shape a second portion of the light into a second light intensity distribution at the focus of the light microscope having an intensity maximum at a location of the intensity minimum of the first light intensity distribution; four tilting mirrors configured to scan a sample with the light beam; and a deflector for deflecting fluorescence light to a second optical waveguide port.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
IPC 8 full level
G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G02B 5/30 (2006.01); G02B 5/32 (2006.01); G02B 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: CN EP US)
G01N 21/6458 (2013.01 - CN US); G02B 5/3083 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 5/32 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 21/002 (2013.01 - CN); G02B 21/0032 (2013.01 - CN EP US); G02B 21/0048 (2013.01 - CN EP US); G02B 21/0072 (2013.01 - CN US); G02B 21/0076 (2013.01 - CN EP US); G02B 21/16 (2013.01 - CN); G02B 21/26 (2013.01 - US); G02B 21/362 (2013.01 - US); G02B 26/101 (2013.01 - CN); G01N 2201/06113 (2013.01 - US)
Citation (examination)
- US 2010014156 A1 20100121 - IKETAKI YOSHINORI [JP]
- PICOQUANT: "MicroTime 200 - demonstration of single molecule microscopy", YOUTUBE, 26 February 2013 (2013-02-26), pages 1 pp., XP054979829, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkC4ZHQy5Nc> [retrieved on 20191021]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3156838 A1 20170419; EP 3156838 B1 20210324; CN 106814445 A 20170609; CN 106814445 B 20211130; JP 2017075947 A 20170420; US 2017108684 A1 20170420; US 9645376 B1 20170509
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 16193665 A 20161013; CN 201610898147 A 20161014; JP 2016201730 A 20161013; US 201615292372 A 20161013